Alexander Kjerulf is the founder of and “Chief Happiness Officer” of Spoing!, a consulting company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. His firm specializes in happiness at work. Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work is one of three books written by Alexander Kjerulf.

This high energy book is a quick read and is written for anyone who wants to be part of happier more productive work environment. Happy Hour is 9 to 5 is all about loving your job, creating a more positive work environment for yourself and employees. The target audience for this book is anyone who wants to be apart of this change. You will discover the importance of happy employees, mangers, customers and suppliers and how they make the best teams. People are discovering more and more that happy employees are more productive, creative, motivated and use less sick time. Happy companies and organizations fi nd that they are more efficient, innovative and make more money that their unhappy competitors.

In Happy Hour is 9-5 you will discover workplace happiness is more about what you do than what you have. The book’s six easy everyday tips can make yourself and co-workers happier at work, create a good mood and do not cost any money. Kjerulf gathered and filled this book with tips, ideas and examples from all over the world. I think of it as a guide to all I need to make work fun, inspiring and energizing.

You will discover what happiness is, why it matters and what makes people happy or unhappy at work. Who is responsible for happiness at work? What is your manager’s responsibility? What is the  company’s responsibility? What is your co-workers responsibility and what is your responsibility? 

Happiness is an individual choice and can not be forced on others. With that being said we all have a certain level of responsibility to our workplace happiness and the happiness of others. Kjerulf addresses the roles and responsibilities of managers, companies, coworkers and ourselves. You might be surprised to know that it is not your manager’s job to make you happy. You manager does play a key role in workplace happiness but it is your personal choice.

Negative co-workers, bad bosses, over worked. Does any of this sound familiar to you? This book  contains tips, ideas and suggestions to assist with these issues. The most important first step is to confront the situation with Alexander Kjerulf ’s tips this can be done with tact and ease.

The energy of this book is infectious. By the time you get to the end of the book, with a whole chapter dedicated to creating your own plan, you will feel energized and ready to make needed changes. Kjerulf provides you with resources, links and exercises for continued development of your work place happiness
even after you complete Happy Hour is 9 to 5: How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work.